Staff Profile

Career Summary

Biography

My undergraduate and PhD degrees were at Otago University. I worked at Otago for two years and for three years at Auckland University as a post doctoral fellow. In 1999 I was appointed as a lecturer at Massey University's Albany campus. I then moved to Auckland University in 2003. I worked there until taking up the position at The University of Newcastle in 2012.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Otago - New Zealand, 06/08/1994

Bachelor of Arts, University of Otago - New Zealand, 31/08/2010

Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Otago - New Zealand, 31/05/1991

Research

Research keywords

Hydroelasticity

Wave Scattering

Research expertise

I am an expert in wave scattering in both the time and frequency domain. Much of my research has been connected with wave water scattering, especially with hydroelasticity, but I have also worked in photonics and more general wave scattering theory. I am especially interested in the connection between the frequency and time domain problems and the phenomena of near trapping. However, the main focus of my research has been on understanding the process of wave scattering in the Marginal Ice Zone. This is an extremely complicated wave scattering problem which is very poorly understood. I have been responsible for some of the most important models developed in the last twenty years.

Languages

English

Fields of Research

Code

Description

Percentage

010500

Mathematical Physics

40

010200

Applied Mathematics

30

010300

Numerical And Computational Mathematics

30

Memberships

Editorial Board.

Editor - The Journal of Applied Mathematics

Awards

Other

2012

Teaching AwardThe University of Newcastle (Australia)FSIT Team Teaching Award, Newcastle University

Collaboration

I am collaborating with Prof Ross McPhedran at the University of Sydney, Luke Bennetts at University of Adelaide, Colm Fitzgerald at Oxford University.

Administrative

Administrative expertise

I am currently the Program Convener for BMath and a member of the CARMA executive..

Teaching

Teaching keywords

DIfferential Equations

Teaching expertise

I have taught a wide range of mathematics courses, but I specialize in teaching differential equations. I have a very broad knowledge of this field from both my research (which is connected with the use of differential equations to model wave phenomena) and from the courses I have taught. I like to combine modelling, analytic and numerical solutions in my teaching so that students see the way in which all three are connected.

Peter MA, Meylan MH, 'Water-wave scattering by vast fields of bodies such as ice floes in the marginal ice zone', 24th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Zelenogorsk, Russia (2009)

2008

Meylan MH, 'Time-dependent solution for linear water waves by expansion in the single-frequency solutions', Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE, Estoril, PORTUGAL (2008) [E1]

Peter MA, Meylan MH, 'Time-dependent interaction of water waves and a vertical elastic plate.', 23rd International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea (2008)

2008

Meylan MH, Eatock Taylor RE, 'Scattering by arrays of bottom mounted cylinders and the approximation of near trapping in the time domain', 23rd International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea (2008)

Meylan MH, Fox C, 'Model for the propagation of waves through the MIZ from a single flee solution', PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH (1996) INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE AND POLAR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, VOL III, 1996, LOS ANGELES, CA (1996)